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National Institutes of Health (NIH)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service, is the steward of medical and behavioral research for the nation. The NIH mission is science in the pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.

Office of Acquisitions, ORF (OA-ORF)Director, Sharon Bruce (301-402-0878)
OA-ORD supports biomedical research by providing contracting solutions to secure required architecture and engineering, construction, real estate leasing, and facility support services. The division is also committed to doing this in a cost effective and quality manner.

Division of Technical Resources (DTR)Director, Farhad Memarzadeh (301-496-8746)
DTR is an International Standards Organization (ISO) 9001:2008 certified and conducts scientific bio-environmental research and studies to advance emerging technologies used in biomedical research facilities. DTR provides consultation services, comprehensive review, oversight and quality assurance of design and construction documents for NIH intramural and extramural Biosafety Level (BSL)-2, BSL-3 and BSL-4 biomedical research and animal research facilities. DTR develops and maintains the NIH Design Requirements Manual (DRM) to provide detailed requirements and guidance for biomedical research laboratory and animal research facilities in the U.S. DTR also oversees and provide technical and engineering support for the operations, maintenance, and quality assurance of the Bethesda Campus Central Utility Plant, Cogeneration Plant and the utilities distribution systems to ensure that utilities are delivered safely, efficiently and optimally.

Division of Facilities Stewardship (DFS)Director, Glen Stonebraker (301-435-1654), Director (Acting), Lemuel L. Canady (240-388-0274)
DFS is charged with assessing and understanding the condition of NIH real property assets and their systems, developing and overseeing plans, budgets, and projects and programs for correcting deficiencies, serving as technical experts relative to buildings and their systems, and reviewing requests for approval of maintenance/repair projects that exceed identified thresholds.

Division of Design and Construction Management (DDCM)Director, Robert McDonald (301-496-6186)
DDCM works collaboratively with ICs to provide biomedical research facilities that support critical NIH research and to provide the support facilities for administration and management. DDCM oversees the design, construction, repair and renovation of all NIH facilities and utility systems and manages NIH real property. DDCM provides support to branches, coordinates and manages program and project management, acquisition activities, reporting, required professional certifications, finance and budget. DDCM also manages major projects and provides administrative oversight.

Publications

NIH Biomedical and Animal Research Facilities Design Policies and Guidelines—The goal of the NIH Biomedical and Animal Research Facilities Design Policies and Guidelines is to ensure the quality of design and construction of NIH state-of-the-art facilities that are vital to the health care of all Americans. This document establishes policy, design standards, and technical criteria for use in programming, designing, and constructing new buildings, and major and minor alterations for the NIH.

Bioenvironmental Studies—The Office of Research Facilities collaborates on bioenvironmental research to improve indoor air quality and save energy in biomedical laboratories and animal research facilities. The Principal Investigator for Research Facilities is Farhad Memarzadeh. The results of these studies have been cited and, in many cases, adopted as national and international standards for labs and hospitals.

NIH Waste Disposal Guide—This Guide provides information on the way NIH handles recycling and disposal of different types of waste including general, chemical, multihazardous, radioactive, and medical pathological waste.